Tour de France 2018: Geraint Thomas seals victory in Paris – as it happened

Alexander Kristoff won the final stage of the 2018 Tour de France while Geraint Thomas completed a Champagne-toasted dream victory

• Geraint Thomas defies old habits to stay mellow in yellow until end

6.58pm BST

And that appears to be that. The 2018 Tour de France is officially over. It’s been a fine race this year, and it has ended with a fine winner. It’s been an honour to cover a decent chunk of it. Thanks for your support, for your emails and for your attention. We’ll be back next year. Bye!

6.56pm BST

Chris Froome speaks:

It’s quite emotional standing on that podium with G. We’ve been team-mates for 10 years, and to stand there with him, it’s amazing to see how far he’s come and I’m genuinely proud of him.

I’ve had a good run now. I’ve had three grand tour victories. To be on the podium here again, it’s been really tough. I’m really glad to be able to take a break now. My wife’s expecting a baby any day now. I’ll be home tomorrow morning for some downtime with the family.

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